Chapter 32: The Villagers

The night is deep, the stars are sparse and the moon is bright.

There was silence in the Taishi Mountains, not even the sound of insects and birds chirping, and this boundless darkness invaded layer by layer, so oppressive that the air seemed to freeze.

A group of ten people dragged their tired bodies and found a mountainside cave to rest. The golden shield floated at the entrance of the cave, forming a faint golden curtain, blocking the aura emitted by everyone so as not to attract more zombies. At this time, when everyone was exhausted, Guangbai could still be as careful as a hair, maintaining the length of the light curtain, which shows that his skills are profound.

And the matter of dinner was naturally arranged by Luo Banxia. He followed his parents to hunt in the mountains since he was a child, and has rich experience in surviving in the jungle wilderness. Ziyuan was already impatient to wait, and she ate half of the roast chicken that Luo Banxia gave her by dividing it by two, and then looked at the rest of the game, half of which was eaten by her.

After dinner, everyone found a corner to rest and meditate, and regained their strength. Guangbai took the initiative to ask for a vigil, and the rest of the people did not excuse him, and dispersed to rest on their own. After a while, a slight snoring began to sound.

Luo Banxia also slept in clothes. The night was dark, the evening breeze was blowing, and the night in the Taishi Mountains was quiet and terrible, only the faint light curtain exuded the residual warmth.

In the middle of the night, Luo Banxia tossed and turned and woke up. I looked at the people not far away, and thought that they were all too tired during the day, and they slept very sweetly. Shion gently pillowed her arm, sleeping in a sweet and lovely position, her cherry lips opened and closed slightly, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she didn't know what kind of sweet dream she was dreaming.

Luo Banxia smiled faintly, got up, and walked towards the outside of the cave without alarming everyone.

The moonlight at night is exceptionally bright, illuminating the surrounding scenery. In the moonlight, two figures stood on the edge of a cliff in the distance, talking to each other. Looking at the back, Luo Banxia recognized it as Guangbai and Yun'e.

Luo Banxia walked to the other side, wanting to breathe in the open space. A slight greeting sounded, and the voice was low and magnetic, "Senior Brother Luo, can't you sleep and walk around, why don't you come over and talk?"

Luo Banxia was slightly surprised in his heart, Guangbai's Dao method was really profound and inexplicable, and he walked out slowly with light hands and feet, but he was discovered by him, nodded immediately, walked towards the place where the two were standing, and after a while, he also stood on the cliff.

Yun'e glanced at him and didn't speak, this cold woman showed the beauty of dust under the moonlight, and thousands of moonlights seemed to be gathered in her. The night was lonely, and Luo Banxia looked into the distance, but he couldn't see it really, and could only see the outline of the mountain looming in the distance.

Guangbai said: "This zombie incident seems to be extraordinary, Senior Brother Luo is quick and intelligent, I don't know if you have any opinions on this matter?"

Luo Banxia arched his hand and said, "Don't dare, Senior Brother Guangbai praised it." Then he thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, these zombies have only appeared recently, if we want to investigate, we might as well start from three aspects, namely soil, water and food." ”

Guangbai smiled and said, "That's right, Senior Brother Luo's thoughts are the same as mine, and Senior Sister Yun'e and I were discussing this matter just now. ”

Yun'e's cold voice sounded faintly: "Then tomorrow will be the same as today, let's look separately to see if we can find some clues." ”

Guangbai and Luo Banxia nodded in unison. Guangbai glanced at Luo Banxia, and suddenly said: "Today, I saw that Senior Brother Luo's body technique is exquisite and elegant, it doesn't seem to be the three spiritual paths of the Female Spirit Palace, but it is more profound, it seems to be somewhat similar to the body method of Senior Brother Qingxiao, I don't know if it was taught by Senior Brother Luo?"

Luo Banxia replied: "Senior Brother Guangbai is really experienced, and he can be seen at a glance. To hide what Senior Brother said, Senior Brother in charge did teach me some exercises. ”

Guangbai nodded, thoughtful. Hearing the name Xiao Kongqing, a subtle and complicated look flashed in Yun'e's eyes on the side, and she stopped speaking.

There was nothing to say all night, and in the blink of an eye, it was dawn.

The next morning, everyone got up and went on the road, and after a night's rest, everyone's energy had basically recovered.

Guangbai gathered everyone in one place to explain today's task and search direction, still a group of five people in the Nuling Palace, a group of five people in Xihemen, and the soldiers were divided into two ways to investigate the factors that can make the villagers turn into zombies, and agreed that no matter whether there is a harvest or not, they will return to the cave before noon to gather.

After the discussion, everyone took up their magic weapons and headed to the east and west. The Taishi Mountains are vast, and if you want to search carefully, it will take a few days to complete. The five members of the Female Spirit Palace headed towards the area that they hadn't explored yesterday, paying attention all the way to see if there was anything strange that was different from the past.

Along the way, everyone was engrossed, investigating the water source, soil and air conditions in many places, but nothing unusual was found. During this period, everyone also caught a few wild boar rabbits for experiments, and fed them wild fruit stream water, etc., all of which did not change in any way, and the water and soil here should be within the normal range.

The group stopped by a stream to recuperate. The water of the stream is sparkling and crystal clear. Luo Banxia sat on the ground by the stream, his brows furrowed, thinking. After investigating for half a day, nothing abnormal was found, so how did such a large-scale zombie mutation event happen?

Zi Yuan happily came to Luo Banxia and squatted down, pointing to the stream and grinning. "Little whore, you see there are a lot of fish in the river, I'll catch a few of your grilled fish for us tonight, okay?" ”

couldn't figure it out, so Luo Banxia happily put it down. At this time, facing Ziyuan's clear eyes, he couldn't help but feel better, and said with a smile: "Okay"

Ziyuan cheered, and her body rushed out like an arrow from the string. With her feet in the air and her hands grabbing into the stream, a burst of white light flashed and she threw a few live herring fish to the shore, splashing a hula and a splash.

The others looked at each other, Yun'e was silent, and Ling You and Cang'er Zi glanced at each other and shook their heads.

Luo Banxia was quite applauded, clapped his hands and said: "I think you also have the effect of 'sinking fish and falling geese' in Aster. ”

Zi Yuan returned to Luo Banxia's side, laughed, and said, "That is, I am very talented, I am a genius every day." ”

Luo Banxia silently picked up the fish that fell to the ground.

At this moment, a terrible howl was heard, and everyone was startled. The voice sounded some distance away, and upon closer inspection, it was revealed that it seemed to be someone shouting for help. Everyone is happy, since there are voices, it means that there are still living people here. At that moment, Yun'e judged the direction and glanced at the other four. Everyone agreed, rose into the air, and swept towards the place where the sound came.

In just a few breaths, everyone came to a dense forest. Looking down, I saw that on the ancient road in the dense forest, more than a dozen figures were chasing and running. Directly in front of him, a figure staggered, dressed as a villager.

And there were more than a dozen figures chasing after him. Although these figures are extremely fast, they have strange postures, and their hands and feet are bent like ordinary people, and everyone finds that they are zombies after taking a closer look. Yun'e fell to the ground first, the Guiying Divine Sword was unsheathed, and the three zombies in the front were cut off by the waist. The zombies that followed were stunned, ignoring the villagers who were chasing, and rushed towards Yun'e together.

The white light around Yun'e's body lit up, the Guiying Sword was like a long rainbow piercing the sun, and the crisp crackling sound sounded one after another, and Yun'e's figure disappeared and then stood again in its original place. The dozen or so zombies that pounced on Yun'e all fell to the ground, their bodies covered with white snake lightning, and they stopped moving after a few convulsions.

From the time of the shot to the end, everything took less than a few seconds, Yun'e put away her sword and stood in her hands, and the villager collapsed to the ground in fright, his face as white as earth.

The rest of the people in the Female Spirit Palace fell to the ground, and Ling You walked up to the villager and asked lightly, "Where are you from? What happened here?"

The villagers were a little at a loss, obviously terrified and frightened, and said tremblingly: "I...... You ......"

Luo Banxia stretched out his hand to stop Ling You, slowly walked out and squatted beside the villager, let his sight be level with him, and said softly: "You don't have to be afraid, we are disciples of the Female Spirit Palace, and we came here this time to kill demons and eliminate demons to help you." Can you tell us about what's going on here, why are the villagers turned into zombies?"

Everyone saw a living person for the first time in many days, and they all regarded the villager as a treasure, and there was no progress in investigating the cause of the change, and asking the locals was undoubtedly the best way to investigate.

The villagers' expressions were a little slower, but they were still afraid, and after adjusting for a while, they spoke: "My name is Dashan, and I am a villager from Wengcao Village......

When everyone heard Dashan talk about Wengcao Village, their hearts moved. It seems as if there is someone else alive besides him.

Dashan continued, "We have lived in this Taishi mountain range for generations. But for some reason, more than a month ago, a villager in the mountains suddenly turned into zombies. As he spoke, a look of fear appeared in Dashan's eyes. "At first, the big guy didn't care, thinking that some villagers were suffering from strange diseases, but then the number of villagers who turned into zombies increased, and in just a few days, the situation had become uncontrollable. ”

"The villagers who turn into zombies are extremely powerful, and it usually takes four or five big men to restrain one. These zombies are very contagious, they bite people when they see them, and once they bite them, they will become zombies in as little as three or five days or as much as half a month. ”

A soft cry sounded, and Shion listened attentively, and became worried.

"It took less than half a month from the appearance of the first zombie, and almost all the villagers in the Taishi Mountains have encountered accidents. Now except for our Weng Cao Village, there are no living people outside, today I am routinely responsible for coming out to buy, but I don't know but I still encountered these zombies, it's really terrifying......."

The more Dashan spoke, the more sad he became, and he unconsciously choked up.

Everyone felt solemn when they heard it, this zombie was so transmissible and harmful that it was really beyond everyone's expectations. Yun'e took a step forward, her voice still cold, "Let's take him first, the agreed time is almost up, go find Senior Brother Guangbai and join them first." ”

Luo Banxia helped Dashan up, comforted him again and again, and said after half a sound: "You follow us first, we will escort you back to Wengcao Village in the afternoon, it is too dangerous for you to be alone." ”

After some contact, Dashan already had a good impression of Luo Banxia, and nodded immediately: "Thank you immortals, thanks to the immortals for saving me today, I will listen to the arrangements of the immortals." ”

Zi Yuan patted Dashan on the shoulder and laughed: "We are not immortals, but don't worry, those zombies can't beat us, we will protect you." ”

Ziyuan's beautiful face, although Dashan was middle-aged, he didn't dare to look at her, so he had to bow his head silently and agree.

Everyone stayed for a while, let Dashan rest for a while, and ate some dry food, and then Luo Banxia Yujian took Dashan with him. In the babbling and exclamation of the first time the mountain rode the fairy sword into the blue sky, everyone galloped back towards the cave last night.